The Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific 2023 League is already official, as Riot Games gave its go signal. And to kick it off, it’s having an event in the Philippines. Through the event, local Valorant players as well as the ardent members of the community will get to take a preview of everything that can be expected from the Pacific championship, beginning March 25, 2023.
Filipino fans who are looking to root for a team on the occasion will have to look no further than Team Secret whose current presence in Seoul, South Korea makes for an interesting prospect for the global stage.
But while the locals are sure to express their support for Team Secret, the event is not complete without the formidable competition as well. Namely, and interestingly, the Indonesian team Rex Regum Qeon, whose current roster involves two Filipinos; in addition to Gen.G, DRX, T1, RRQ, ZETA DIVISION, Talon Esports, and DetonatioN FocusMe.
Aside from the highly-coveted title of being the VCT champions, all the teams competing for the VCT Pacific 2023 are also in it for the prize pool worth USD 250,000.
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Per Riot Games’ 2023 esports roadmap, the Valorant Champions Tour 2023 is just one of three international leagues within the newly devised VCT structure. The restructure of which was aimed at giving teams a new method of qualifying for Valorant’s worldwide tournaments.
Kicking off the event is an 8-week-long League Play, which follows the best-of-three, single round-robin format. Moving onto the playoffs are the top six teams who will then duke it out in a double-elimination, best-of-three format. Then, from the semi-finals until the finals, emerging teams will fight in a best-of-five.
Following the conclusion of the VCT Pacific, the top three teams will then proceed to join the VCT Masters in June to meet and compete against teams from the EMEA and Americas Leagues.
All of those events will ultimately culminate in the VCT Masters in August where the VCT Champions will be determined.